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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Marshall, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Friday, July 8, 2022

366 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.77/cwt ≈ $941/hd at 582 lb · 41 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $191.67/cwt ≈ $1,196/hd at 624 lb · 38 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.99/cwt ≈ $852/hd at 529 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 366 104 349
Feeder cattle 366 104 349

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 165, Heifers 180, Bulls 21) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 4 210.00 $210.00 $890 —
507–520 510 9 172.00–189.00 $185.15 $944 —
588 value added 588 6 168.00 $168.00 $988 —
624–626 624 38 189.00–192.50 $191.67 $1,196 —
686–697 value added 691 7 166.00–167.00 $166.43 $1,150 -3.57
694 694 7 174.50 $174.50 $1,211 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 2 186.00 $186.00 $850 +6.00
522–524 value added 524 5 172.50–184.00 $181.71 $952 —
568–594 582 18 183.00–186.00 $183.85 $1,070 —
601–630 605 7 176.00–185.00 $183.66 $1,111 —
620–640 value added 628 3 145.00–159.00 $153.92 $967 —
650 650 4 186.00 $186.00 $1,209 +31.00
664 664 5 164.50 $164.50 $1,092 +9.50
690 value added 690 2 145.00–149.00 $147.00 $1,014 —
710–713 712 12 168.00–169.00 $168.25 $1,198 —
713–745 value added 729 2 148.00–155.00 $151.58 $1,105 —
730 730 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,029 —
851 value added 851 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,174 —
895 895 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,280 —
1019 1019 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,365 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 3 171.00 $171.00 $787 +12.29
522 522 1 140.00 $140.00 $731 -14.07
557 557 3 167.00 $167.00 $930 —
565 value added 565 4 170.00 $170.00 $960 -5.00
625 625 3 173.00 $173.00 $1,081 —
628 628 1 130.00 $130.00 $816 —
670 670 6 176.00 $176.00 $1,179 +33.00
748 748 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,092 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 2 100.00 $100.00 $437 —
564 564 1 143.00 $143.00 $807 —
612 612 1 146.00 $146.00 $894 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
559 559 2 144.00 $144.00 $805 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 2 166.00 $166.00 $777 —
509–518 512 13 160.00–169.00 $166.20 $851 —
540–545 value added 544 15 155.00–157.00 $156.47 $851 —
580 580 7 159.00 $159.00 $922 —
581 value added 581 4 163.00 $163.00 $947 —
582 582 30 162.25 $162.25 $944 —
620–626 value added 622 15 148.00–157.00 $150.42 $936 —
692 value added 692 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,038 +11.00
733 value added 733 6 137.00 $137.00 $1,004 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 3 155.00 $155.00 $735 —
525–529 value added 527 2 151.00–153.00 $152.00 $801 —
530–542 541 8 140.00–150.00 $148.77 $805 —
576 576 8 159.00 $159.00 $916 +1.00
590 value added 590 1 149.00 $149.00 $879 —
650 value added 650 1 137.00 $137.00 $890 —
661 661 12 137.00 $137.00 $906 —
709 709 1 91.00 $91.00 $645 -33.00
715 715 1 131.00 $131.00 $937 +7.00
768 768 2 139.50 $139.50 $1,071 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 151.00 $151.00 $581 —
426 426 1 147.00 $147.00 $626 +1.55
455 455 9 158.00 $158.00 $719 +15.00
480 value added 480 1 158.00 $158.00 $758 —
546 546 5 154.00 $154.00 $841 +5.55
560 560 1 137.00 $137.00 $767 —
633–648 644 11 150.00–153.00 $152.20 $980 +18.20
658 658 1 149.00 $149.00 $980 +29.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 5 141.00 $141.00 $640 —
555 555 3 142.00 $142.00 $788 —
619 value added 619 1 115.00 $115.00 $712 —
623 623 1 130.00 $130.00 $810 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 value added 625 1 135.00 $135.00 $844 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 5 162.00 $162.00 $735 —
512–546 539 5 153.00–155.00 $154.62 $833 -0.38
738 value added 738 1 135.00 $135.00 $996 —
905 value added 905 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,023 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 1 165.00 $165.00 $642 —
404–442 433 4 160.00–161.00 $160.77 $696 —
592 592 1 150.00 $150.00 $888 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 1 140.00 $140.00 $592 —
621 621 2 137.00 $137.00 $851 +43.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.